Which HW (the top level only) has the best chin ?

[ValMar]

I really have no answer. What do you think about ?

[Onetimeonly]

None to speak of. I guess I'd say Parker if he counts.

[gilgamesh]

Andy Ruiz probably

Though his time as a "top level" Heavyweight won't be much longer because he's too lazy.

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It's a good question, because all the big 3 have either been down, stopped, wobbled, or all three.

Of the big 3, Fury is the only one who hasn't been stopped, but he is better at protecting his chin than Joshua and Wilder, so I cannot say for sure.

You probably have to drop to the next tier and it's arguably Joseph Parker.

[littlepug]

I think probably everyone in the top ten has been on the deck, not sure if that shows a certain fragility in today’s heavies or just how competitive the division is ?

[Ruthless-RKO]

Wilder has shown a good chin. He's been hit countless times clean by many. What they all say? Any HW can knock any HW down.

Fury's chin ain't bad at all.

Parker, I think, has a solid chin.

Overall, no HW's chin is the best, because HW's are made to be dropped.

Name me a top 10 HW that has not been dropped hard?

[keirw]

Wilder has shown a good chin. He's been hit countless times clean by many. What they all say? Any HW can knock any HW down.

Fury's chin ain't bad at all.

Parker, I think, has a solid chin.

Overall, no HW's chin is the best, because HW's are made to be dropped.

Name me a top 10 HW that has not been dropped hard?

Given the shear size and strength of the Heavyweights who are knocking lumps out of eachother nowadays, it is no surprise that they all hit the canvass now and then.

It is said that be best chin is the one that doesn't get hit. So, given the fact he has the best defence at heavyweight, you probably have to give to Fury (even though he was dropped by a natural Cruiserweight and a C level opponent early in his career).

[DrDuke]

Wilder has shown a good chin. He's been hit countless times clean by many. What they all say? Any HW can knock any HW down.

Fury's chin ain't bad at all.

Parker, I think, has a solid chin.

Overall, no HW's chin is the best, because HW's are made to be dropped.

Name me a top 10 HW that has not been dropped hard?

That's right.

I'd name Fury, Wilder, Ruiz Jr, Parker to be the main candidates for the best HW chin today. Povetkin is also around. Usyk probably should be considered too. He took some good shots of Briedis and Gassiev's punch, even though Gassiev was able to land clean only once. Yes, formally those were cruiserweight bouts, but still it isn't that big difference.

[joshj909]

Fury's chin is bang average at best, just doesn't get hit alot. You just need to look at who he's been dropped or wobbled by. AJ gets rocked alot but has only been dropped by two guys. Wilder seemingly had a great chin until he got dropped by the feather fisted Fury but that was a different offence from Fury. Of those three it's probably Wilder though he hasn't faced many skilled heavy hitters.

Realistically top 10 it's probably Parker and Ruiz. Some of the others either haven't faced anyone good enough recently or are clearly out of the picture.

[margaret thatcher]

What makes people think Wilder's chin is so much better than AJs? I see it a lot but they seem similar

Wilder down vs Sconiers and Fury
AJ down vs Wlad and Ruiz

Wilder rocked by Molina and Ortiz
AJ rocked by Whyte

Wilder stopped by Fury
AJ stopped by Ruiz

[Tevfik1907]

What makes people think Wilder's chin is so much better than AJs? I see it a lot but they seem similar

So much better? Nah.

But I think it's better simply because Wilder took Luiz Ortiz's punches (who is a knockout artist, and he has a better KO ratio than Andy Ruiz Jr. has) and nothing happened to Wilder, not even a knock down.

[Cyclops]

Ruiz and Parker.

[Cyclops]

What makes people think Wilder's chin is so much better than AJs? I see it a lot but they seem similar

So much better? Nah.

But I think it's better simply because Wilder took Luiz Ortiz's punches (who is a knockout artist, and he has a better KO ratio than Andy Ruiz Jr. has) and nothing happened to Wilder, not even a knock down.

He had him all over the place in the first fight, mate.

[Tevfik1907]

So much better? Nah.

But I think it's better simply because Wilder took Luiz Ortiz's punches (who is a knockout artist, and he has a better KO ratio than Andy Ruiz Jr. has) and nothing happened to Wilder, not even a knock down.

He had him all over the place in the first fight, mate.

Oh, sorry you said first fight. But it's still impressive that there was no knockdown in the first too.

[snake33]

If you catch anyone on the chin or liver, hard enough, when they don't expect it, they will go down.
The difference is some people don't let that happen very often.

[adislav123]

If you catch anyone on the chin or liver, hard enough, when they don't expect it, they will go down.
The difference is some people don't let that happen very often.

you can tell that to the moist morons on here a million times. they just don't get, don't know and never will be able to understand what a technically sound punch by a trained man above 200 pounds does to the CHIN/head/nervous system IF you don't see it coming not able to react even a split second before it hits you. EVERY MAN BORN FROM A MOTHER GOES DOWN !!!

they jeep on babbling about fantasy chin stats from 0 to 99

[margaret thatcher]

What about Wach lol

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If you catch anyone on the chin or liver, hard enough, when they don't expect it, they will go down.
The difference is some people don't let that happen very often.

you can tell that to the moist morons on here a million times. they just don't get, don't know and never will be able to understand what a technically sound punch by a trained man above 200 pounds does to the CHIN/head/nervous system IF you don't see it coming not able to react even a split second before it hits you. EVERY MAN BORN FROM A MOTHER GOES DOWN !!!

they jeep on babbling about fantasy chin stats from 0 to 99

Not every man; ever heard of Oliver McCall, George Chuvalo, or if you want to go lighter, Marvin Hagler or Mike McCallum?

Some guys do have chins from the ages & it's a worthwhile discussion.

[margaret thatcher]

It's true

I've seen it a few times people say the guys with the best chins are the ones who can take a big shot, get up, and recover (guys like Froch for example). But there is a select breed of guys who can take those shots without going down in the first place. That is the highest level of chin.

[KiwiRider]

Whoever is left standing after Joyce Vs Doobie will be a candidate. Both these guys can bang, and ummm... are easy to hit.
Plus, by today's division, the winner will be top level. Well top #10 anyway.

[gilgamesh]

It's true

I've seen it a few times people say the guys with the best chins are the ones who can take a big shot, get up, and recover (guys like Froch for example). But there is a select breed of guys who can take those shots without going down in the first place. That is the highest level of chin.

Not only that, very seldom do these anvil like guys even get wobbled by shots from somebody. I mean over the course of a career you're bound to get knocked off balance or something somewhere along the way, but these guys seldom even stumble or get hurt in a noticeable way a lot of the time.

Very rare those guys. Often it's the guys that their toughness is what keeps 'em in the game because their skills are average.

Hagler and McCallum obviously being an exception to that.

Lamotta, Chuvalo, McCall though. Their toughness was definitely their best asset in the ring.

[ValMar]

It's true

I've seen it a few times people say the guys with the best chins are the ones who can take a big shot, get up, and recover (guys like Froch for example). But there is a select breed of guys who can take those shots without going down in the first place. That is the highest level of chin.

Not only that, very seldom do these anvil like guys even get wobbled by shots from somebody. I mean over the course of a career you're bound to get knocked off balance or something somewhere along the way, but these guys seldom even stumble or get hurt in a noticeable way a lot of the time.

Very rare those guys. Often it's the guys that their toughness is what keeps 'em in the game because their skills are average.

Hagler and McCallum obviously being an exception to that.

Lamotta, Chuvalo, McCall though. Their toughness was definitely their best asset in the ring.

Noone mentioned (considering boxers who are no more active) Vitali Klitschko. He is the best example of the top level HW with an excellent chin.

[Boxing Writer]

From top 10? Andy Ruiz Jr. and Joseph Parker. I don't think Wilder has a good chin at all. He was dropped hard and hurt on multiple occasions by Tyson Fury (big guy but not a big puncher), was knocked down by Harold Sconiers, was hurt badly by Ortiz in the first fight, was even hurt twice by Eric Molina. Wilder has exceptional power but his chin is far from good

[margaret thatcher]

I think Wilder and AJ have similar chins

[gregregegg]

People saying chins don't matter at heavyweight... if david price and and Andy Ruiz traded chins, would price be World Champ? Would Ruiz be 0-30... Garrentee things wouldent he as they are.